Definition of Turkoman

1. Noun. A member of a Turkic people living in Turkmenistan and neighboring areas.

Exact synonyms: Turcoman, Turkmen
Generic synonyms: Turki

2. Noun. The Turkic language spoken by the Turkoman.
Exact synonyms: Turcoman, Turkmen
Generic synonyms: Turki, Turkic, Turkic Language, Turko-tatar

Definition of Turkoman

1. n. Same as Turcoman.

Definition of Turkoman

1. Noun. one of the Turkmen ethnic group ¹

2. Adjective. Of, or relating to, these people ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Turkoman

1. Same as Turcoman. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Turkoman

turkeyburger
turkeyburgers
turkeycock
turkeyitis
turkeyless
turkeys
turkies
turkieses
turkis
turkises
turkle
turkles
turkling
turkois
turkoises
turkoman
turks
turlough
turloughs
turm
turmaline
turme
turmeric
turmeric root
turmerics
turmerol
turmes
turmit
turmits
turmoil

Literary usage of Turkoman

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Practical Book of Oriental Rugs by George Griffin Lewis (1911)
"THE Turkoman CLASSIFICATION The territory from which the so-called "Turkoman" rugs come ... The distinguishing marks of the Turkoman products are their wide ..."

2. Russia in Central Asia in 1889 and the Anglo-Russian Question by George Nathaniel Curzon Curzon (1889)
"Certainly the long neck, large head, narrow chest, and weedy legs of the Turkoman horse do not correspond with European taste in horseflesh. ..."

3. Oriental Rugs by John Kimberly Mumford (1902)
"XII Turkoman FROM the Caspian Sea to the Chinese frontier, and from the Sea of Aral to ... In considering these Turkoman weavings we encounter again the ..."

4. The Earth and Its Inhabitants by Élisée Reclus (1891)
"TURKESTAN, THE Turkoman COUNTRY, KHIVA, BOKHARA, REGION OF THE UPPER Oxus. I.—GENERAL SURVEY. EST of the Caspian the limits of Europe ..."

5. Proceedings by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain), Norton Shaw, Francis Galton, William Spottiswoode, Clements Robert Markham, Henry Walter Bates, John Scott Keltie (1882)
"... JOURNEY ACROSS THE Turkoman DESERT. The fortifications are spread over a considerable extent of ground, owing to the fields and gardens being situated ..."

6. Russia's Railway Advance Into Central Asia by Dobson, George (1890)
"towards the Cossacks — Persian Cossacks — The Turkomans became marauders from necessity— Turkoman character—Hardships in the Kara Kum —Water ..."

7. Catalogue Mrs. Phoebe A. Hearst Loan Collection by Phoebe Apperson Hearst, Arthur Upham Pope, San Francisco Art Association (1917)
"D. Turkoman RUGS YOMUD (Turkoman). Middle XIX. Century. 5' 7" x 9' 9". ... The design in these Turkoman rugs is probably the oldest in existence. ..."

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